Which one should I upgrade?

jk_ventolero · Apr 29, 2014

My rig goes as follows:

Intel Pentium G2020 (on stock cooling)
Asus H61 board
8 GB RAM (4x2)
Asus GTX 650 1GB GDDR5
Aerocool Strike-X Bronze 500W

I'm thinking of taking things one step at a time. And right now, I'm choosing between getting an i3-3220 or a GTX 750 Ti. Question is, which between the two would get me better gains right now? I'm gonna be getting both eventually sometime in the the future. But I can't get both at the same time. So which one should I go for?

PS. I don't have a particular budget but at tops it would be around 180-200 bucks.

Vitric9 · Apr 29, 2014

I would go with GPU first because you can enjoy it before you get the CPU anyway. Even if it was a GTX 770 you would still be able to enjoy it and then when you get a more powerful CPU you can enjoy it even more

CTurbo · Apr 29, 2014

If gaming is the concern, upgrade the video card first. Then sell your Pentium and GTX650 and get an i3 or i5 depending on what you can afford.

Or

Sell the entire thing and start over from scratch.

Powerbolt · Apr 29, 2014

For better gaming right now go with the GPU.

For better gaming down the line I'd say save up for at least a GTX 760, and then get your CPU up to par with an i3/i5 depending on compatibility.

trowe2 · Apr 29, 2014

Vitric9 :

^^^^^ Here is your answer

You will see immediate improvement in gaming and movies. Your CPU will unfortunately hold you back as it will be the tightest point in the system (bottle necking). However, when you get to your CPU, it will almost feel like you upgraded again. as you open that bottle neck a little bit.

If you upgrade your CPU, you will notice a few gains, but not much as your graphics is still a bit dated. But when you get around to that graphics card, it will feel like a HUGE upgrade instead of two small upgrades.

Take a look at a new R7 or R9 card from AMD. The Mantle API is specifically designed for people running systems with dated CPUs. Either way, you won't be upset by a few upgrades

mohit9206 · Apr 29, 2014

My vote goes to get the 750Ti now, get an i3 or better yet an i5 later.

bicycle_repair_man · Apr 29, 2014

Like everyone else has said, the best gain right now will be to upgrade the GPU.

Switching from a dual-core processor to a dual-core processor with hyper-threading and a higher clock speed is somewhat mute. Yes, you'd gain slightly, but not by much and multi-core games will probably lag.

I'd strongly urge you to save your money, skip the i3 and go straight to an i5. Chances are you'll end up buying one sooner or later anyway.

jk_ventolero · Apr 30, 2014

Vitric9 :

Won't that give me some sort of bottleneck? Anyway, I'll keep that on note.

CTurbo :

I'm afraid that's not an option for me.

Powerbolt :

Looks cool. But the GTX 760s in my country are all priced like gold. Right now I have a GTX 660 on my plans, a bit cheaper than the 750 Ti.

jk_ventolero · Apr 30, 2014

trowe2 :

Used to love the AMD parts but right now I'm going for Nvidia cards. I was thinking of upgrading my CPU because those things are much cheaper. :lol:

mohit9206 :

GPU 1, CPU 0... actually GPU has probably 5 votes already. :lol:

bicycle_repair_man :

Yeah.

I'd probably go for a GPU now.

Thank you guys for changing my mind on this one.

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